While Bill Belichick made quite a few moves during the offseason to try and keep the championship ball rolling, the offense and defense, for the most part, are returning intact for the Patriots.

So here’s the question: Are there any jobs up for grabs?

Absolutely.

The biggest battles aren’t in the major places, but it’ll still be fun to watch then play out.

Here are a few of the camp battles we’ll be keeping an eye on in the coming weeks.

Running back deployment

Without question, the running back room is loaded and balanced. Typically, the Patriots back who gets the most work depends on the game plan — whether the coaches think pass-heavy is the best approach, ground-and-pound or something in between.

With all of that in mind, the Pats have a couple of terrific pass-catchers in Dion Lewis and James White, the between-the-tackles beast in Mike Gillislee who can also catch the football, the do-it-all threat in Rex Burkhead, the veteran backup Brandon Bolden and another dual purpose back in D.J. Foster. Who earns the leading role and jumps to the head of the class in each phase will be interesting to watch.

Not all of them will make the 53-man roster, and that’s where the battles will play out. Can Bolden, long a Belichick favorite, still hang on? Does Foster, who has shown some potential, surprisingly bump anyone out?

Third corner

This will most likely be a battle for who winds up playing the slot corner, with Stephon Gilmore and Malcolm Butler occupying the outside corner positions. Eric Rowe is next on the depth chart, but he’s best suited on the outside. Butler could move inside, but we haven’t seen any hints of that happening yet. During the early camps, Jonathan Jones took a lot of the snaps in the slot, but it’s hard to know if anything should be read into that. Maybe he’ll wind up being the guy, but there’s a lot of competition ahead. Cyrus Jones is another possibility, as is Justin Coleman. We’ll certainly get a better idea about the position through camp and into the preseason. It should be noted the Pats have reportedly had discussions with veteran free agent Brandon Flowers, who often lined up in the slot during his time with the Chargers. The Pats also have several undrafted rookies, including D.J. Killings, with slot experience. We’ll see if he factors into the equation.

Third tight end

Rob Gronkowski and Dwayne Allen are the one-two punch this year, with Allen replacing Martellus Bennett, who signed with Green Bay during free agency. Given Gronk’s injury history, there’s usually a need for a third tight end, not to mention all the two tight end sets the team loves to run. Matt Lengel (6-foot-7, 266 pounds) did a decent job in a limited role last season after Gronk went down. Lengel’s in the mold of a traditional tight end. Also in the mix for the job is former Chief James O’Shaughnessy. He’s more of an off-line, pass-catching tight end. O’Shaughnessy (6-4, 245 pounds) displayed a good set of hands during the spring camps, and he has special teams ability. Undrafted rookie Jacob Hollister has an outside shot.

Linebacker rotation

There’s Dont’a Hightower, and then there’s everybody else. All the other linebackers are fighting for playing time in whatever kind of rotation Belichick and defensive coordinator Matt Patricia dial up alongside Hightower.

Maybe newly signed David Harris will lock in alongside Hightower, with the other linebacker to be determined. Or maybe Harris will start as the fill-in for Hightower, who begins camp on the physically unable to perform list. Whatever the case, the rest of the linebacking crew — be it Elandon Roberts, Kyle Van Noy, Shea McClellin, or Jonathan Freeny — will be battling to make sure they keep a spot in the rotation whether it’s an early-down role or a passing role. Undrafted rookie Harvey Langi, whom the Patriots guaranteed over $100,000, will also challenge for a spot. But all of the above aren’t going to have roster spots, so they’re going to battle and one will likely be cut.

Top swing tackle

Will this job still belong to Cameron Fleming come September? He had the role in the spring camps. But will rookie Tony Garcia emerge and take the job away by the start of the regular season? The Patriots did land a couple of tackles in the draft and free agency (Garcia, Conor McDermott). Garcia’s the guy to watch. Fleming has improved, but really doesn’t move well enough to play left tackle. The 6-7, 302-pound Garcia, the third-round pick out of Troy, has all the tools to be a top tackle in the league. We’ll see how quickly offensive line coach Dante Scarnecchia can work his magic and develop the kid and how long Fleming can hold him off. Essentially, Garcia is insurance if Nate Solder, who is in the last year of his deal, decides to leave or gets hurt.